Chapter Eight: Sea Bob Mania

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"As you know, I am the eldest daughter of Eric Magnus Lehnsherr and his wife, Magda. I was born roughly thirty-two years ago, though only a fraction of that time was spent in this world." Anya was seated in the library with Professor Xavier, with a cup of tea resting on a table in front of her.

"Where was you time spent, if you have not been in this world?" Xavier asked quietly. Though he also had a cup of tea, it was growing cold on the table, completely forgotten.

Anya stared at him with an empty expression. "As a child, I was taken--" she choked on her words momentarily, as though she were about to cry. She sipped the tea, and resumed speaking. "Taken from my parents in the guise of a fire."

Xavier was so focused on what Anya was saying that he nearly forgot to breathe. "Taken where?"

"To the Shadow Reflection of this world." She sighed deeply, staring out a nearby window. "There is no happiness there. Only pain." She turned her gaze to Xavier with a weak smile. "Do you understand? I am very weary, and wish to rest."

"We can continue in the morning." Xavier said hastily. He felt that her fatigue was largely due to the emotional stress she was experiencing. After all, it is rather difficult to become one person after being divided in to three for so long. "Have you somewhere else to stay, or would you be interested in one of our guest rooms?"

"Thank you, I will accept you hospitable offer." Anya smiled again, and followed Xavier as he led her out of the library.

There was a small chuckle from behind a book as a very small spider peeked out from its hiding place.

"Everything... I heard everything..."

It chuckled again, with a cold glint in its many blue eyes. It scurried away, disappearing in to the darkness.

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"WHAT?!!!!!!!!" Starrie shrieked at what Sunnie had just told her. "You mean... Magneto-sama... Has... A daughter?" Starrie asked tearfully.

"Yes, and keep it down, or do you want to get in trouble again?" Sunnie hissed sharply.

"But... Why didn't he tell us?" Starrie sniffled with a squeak. "I thought we were his very best minions, and, and, and..." Starrie sniffled again before a beam of light pierced the dark room they had been standing in. The door opened, and a figure stood in the doorway. Starrie and Sunnie stared at the figure for a moment, blinking.

"Whoopsie." The figure muttered. "Sorry 'bout that, I was just testing an interdimensional teleporter." The door closed again, and it was dark in the laundry chute once more.

"So, are you still upset?" Sunnie asked, nudging Starrie.

"Upset? About what?" Starrie asked simply.

"About Magneto-sama's daughter!" Sunnie asked in exasperation.

"Oh, that?" Starrie laughed. "Why would I be upset about something like that?" She laughed again as she began to climb up the laundry chute.

"Airhead..." Sunnie mumbled to herself as she climbed up the chute after Starrie, shaking her head.

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When Sunnie caught up with Starrie, she was peeking in to Magneto's throne room.

"Do you think he'll be upset if I go and ask him something?" Starrie whispered.

"I dunno. What's he doing?" Sunnie asked, also whispering. Starrie peeked back in to the throne room.

"He's reading a book. I can't tell what book it is, though." Starrie leaned in the doorway a little bit more, trying to read the title.

She really should have known better than to lean on the door that way. The ornate door slipped open, and she fell through the doorway, landing on the marble floor with a SPLAT.

Magneto looked up from his book mildly. "What have you come here for?" He asked in an almost bored tone.

"Ah—well-that is—" Starrie stammered for a moment before flinging herself on to the floor once again, bowing repeatedly. "I'm sorry, Magneto-sama! I was just coming to ask you a question, and then the door slipped, and I feel awful for interrupting you, and---" She would have kept babbling if Magneto hadn't interrupted her.

"What have you come to ask?"

At that, she stopped, and sat very still, staring intently at him. "I just wanted to know when your daughter will be coming to visit."

There was a long moment of silence, as Magneto registered the question, and decided on a response.

"Explain."

"Oh, well, Sunnie said she met your daughter while she was out this evening, and I wanted to know when she would be coming here, to visit you. I really would like to meet her, since she's your daughter, and anyone related to you must be really cool and super powerful, and you don't think she would really be around and not come to visit you, do you? Is she that mean of a person? Of course not, she can't be mean, she's related to you!" Starrie prattled very quickly, pausing for a gasp of air before she continued. But Magneto no longer heard the words of his loyal Sea Blob minion. His head was beginning to ache from the tirade, and that was interfering with his thoughts, which had become infinitely cluttered.

"Starrie." He only had to speak once for her to instantly be utterly silent, waiting for his words. "Go. Take Sunnie and investigate this person you believe to be my daughter. I expect this task will require several days of observation."

"Yes, sir! Thank you, sir!" She bowed again, and skipped out of the room, feeling quite pleased with herself. As she left, Magneto shook his head, trying to clear his thoughts.

Do they mean Wanda? If so, why did they not mention Pietro? He shook his head again, before a dreadful realization struck him.

Anya.

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Just a tip: Read all of Starrie's lines very quickly, or you'll be reading for a very long time... Unless, of course, she'd speaking slowly... So, now Magneto has word of Anya! What shall be next? Review, please!